Elton,
I just completed the dual brake system conversion on my 67 +4 and I am
fairly pleased with it.
I followed the instructions from Fred Sisson's Bedside Reader and used the
master from a 1973
Toyota Corolla. It bolts in with only slight modifications. I noticed the
note from Fred Solo about
pedal travel and there is more pedal travel than I was used to on any other
British cars I have owned.
But after just a bit of driving the car I have become accustomed to it and
the brakes work very well.
I actually find I like the longer pedal travel since I have very long legs
and it doesn't cramp me as
much when I am pushing on the brake pedal. I also rebuilt the front
calipers, put in new pads, new
rear cylinders and shoes.
One problem I did have with the conversion was that I could not find a
suitable plug for the 4-way union
block. On the original setup one line comes from the master, one goes to the
brake light switch, one to
the front brakes and one line to the rear brakes. With the new set up the
line to the rear comes directly
from the master and therefore you need to plug the hole in the union. I
ended up buying a three way
union from Moss motors that does the job without plugging any holes.
Regards,
Phil Roettjer
67 +4
67 MGB
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jane & Elton Wright [SMTP:delicate@rev.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 1999 9:16 PM
> To: Morgans@autox.team.net
> Subject: Brake Master, etc.
>
> Greetings all,
>
> I have recently had the joy of seeing dark blue paint return to my 1967 4
> seater wings. The bonnets and body tub are next. I have taken a drivable
> car and exploded it to bits to get rid of rot and the tin worm. Whilst
> into the fray, I am just going to do it up. One of the considerations is
> the master cylinder. It is the single circuit type with the tin can
> reservoir on the bulkhead. Since I am also replacing the bulkhead, it
> seems to me to make sense to do away with the rusty tin can and replace
> the
> cylinder with one with an integral reservoir. Are there any suggestions
> as
> to which type works best, and would a dual circuit one be advisable since
> some new plumbing is in order anyway? On another subject, the clutch
> release bearing slider (beer can) is pretty loose in the torque tube. I
> was quoted $350 by a local machine shop to put a sleeve in it. Any other
> suggestions or alternative repairs? It doesn't seem to me to be that
> difficult to do, but it may be beyond the capacity of my small home shop
> to
> do.
>
> If anyone on the list remembers Lannis talking a while back about the
> college prof who carried his wife's ashes in his Morgan, it is my car.
> Thanks for the input.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Elton
>
> Elton & Jane Wright voice: 540-389-6573
> Salem, VA, USA email: delicate@rev.net
> 1967 Morgan Plus Four Tourer 1954 Morris Minor
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